less than 2 weeks ago, out of nowhere, he started having breathing problems and was lethargic. He lost weight and his comb flopped over which it’s never done before. It is usual for it to darken at night when he wants to go to bed, but lately it has been turning pale as well, and remains flopped...
He has been having issues breathing at night, he’s fine during the day. It has seemed as though he has been having what I can only describe as sleep apnea. What could be going on? The exotic animal vet I went to seems to be pretty clueless about chickens. I’m in Los Angeles and somehow chicken...
This DIY mini experiment list is brought to you by a curious mind’s disdain for blood suckers and love for a rooster.
WHAT I’VE DONE WITH MITES:
- put them into a bag with nothing else. Result: they lived for days, some almost a full week
- diatomaceous earth directly on rooster, under his...
For those with chickens that like to watch tv - are there any particular shows or movies that your chickens seem to really enjoy? (anything on Netflix, Hulu, Prime, Youtube...)
I spend a lot of time outside with Rooster, as he is all alone (I live in east LA, he was dumped in our alley so he's...
This has been going on for the last couple of weeks. At first it was very random and sporadic but now I can generally count on it happening once a day or so. He seems happy/eats/drinks water/crows/doesn’t seem abnormal otherwise, but this is very concerning to me . I am not sure what to search...
In summary: a gangly/scared/pathetic looking rooster was abandoned behind my house (in a cage). I guess a neighbor heard him and opened the cage to let him out. Before I could figure out where the crowing sounds were coming from, he had already decided my yard would be his home.
When he first...